New Mexico authorities have released footage showing the final moments of Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa. Betsy tragically died aged 65 due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in February and was found next to her 95-year-old husband,

Gene Hackman was one of the great icons of Hollywood, but the conditions in which he and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead were a world away from the glittering world where he made his name

Following their tragic deaths earlier this year, a series of handwritten notes that Gene Hackman wrote to his wife Betsy Arakawa have been released to the public.